by Paul Abra | Jan 25, 2016 | Journal
This post is from The Coach’s Corner which is part of the January issue my monthly eMagazine, The Leading Edge, for small business owners and entrepreneurs. As we enter a new year, we often write down or at least think up a number of New Year’s resolutions. These resolutions may be personal, career or business related. Too often we do not fulfill these resolutions because they seem overwhelming and hard to achieve. In coaching it is not so much about the answers—we have the answers within each of us—it is about the questions. The questions keep us thinking about outcomes, goals and successes we desire. The questions help shift our thinking patterns to explore the variety of options that are available to us. The questions assist us in keeping the focus on the goal. What are the important questions that will help you to keep that important resolution? With each important question that is asked of you, there are supplementary questions that will help you zero in on what you truly want. Here are six questions with some related questions to help you get started on your most important resolution. 1) At the end of this year, what is the most important thing that you want to achieve? This is about your vision for your or your company’s future and it is important to consider one resolution at a time. Subsequent questions may be: Why is this important to you? What does this success look like? 2) How ready are you to take action? This speaks to your commitment and willingness to take some risks and leads to some...
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